(0) Obligation:

Q restricted rewrite system:
The TRS R consists of the following rules:

a(a(b(x))) → b(c(b(a(a(a(x))))))
a(c(x)) → b(x)

Q is empty.

(1) Overlay + Local Confluence (EQUIVALENT transformation)

The TRS is overlay and locally confluent. By [NOC] we can switch to innermost.

(2) Obligation:

Q restricted rewrite system:
The TRS R consists of the following rules:

a(a(b(x))) → b(c(b(a(a(a(x))))))
a(c(x)) → b(x)

The set Q consists of the following terms:

a(a(b(x0)))
a(c(x0))

(3) DependencyPairsProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

Using Dependency Pairs [AG00,LPAR04] we result in the following initial DP problem.

(4) Obligation:

Q DP problem:
The TRS P consists of the following rules:

A(a(b(x))) → A(a(a(x)))
A(a(b(x))) → A(a(x))
A(a(b(x))) → A(x)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

a(a(b(x))) → b(c(b(a(a(a(x))))))
a(c(x)) → b(x)

The set Q consists of the following terms:

a(a(b(x0)))
a(c(x0))

We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.